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My name is Susan Voss. Im 17 years old and
from a small farming community in central
Minnesota. Growing up I was just an average little
girl. I went to public school, played many sports
including softball, golf and ballet.

The summer between fifth and sixth grade, my
life changed. My dads business partner from
Nebraska came up to my house one weekend from a
Loretta Lynns regional qualifier. At the
time, I had never seen a motocross race, except for
watching the Disney movie Motocrossed.
I knew my dad raced C class back in the 1980's, but
he never really talked about it. When my family and
I got to the track I was amazed. The adrenaline,
noise and atmosphere blew me away. After that
weekend I knew I wanted motocross in my life.

I only rode my 65 for a short time because it
was clearly way too small for me. My next bike was
a KTM 85 that I raced a couple motocross races on
but realized that it wasnt really my style. I
transitioned over to Hare-Scrambles and Enduros. My
first year of racing them I dont even
remember how I ended up, but the year after I won
most of my races and finished with a championship
in the girls class. In 2009, I decided to push
myself even harder. That year I won every girls
race I entered, including the Hare Scramble and
Enduro championship and 2 national races. That year
I was also fortunate enough to run the OMA series,
which is a grueling cross country series all over
the country.

Due to a knee injury my 2010 year was not what I
wanted it to be. Last year I raced cross country in
Minnesota for my fourth year. My races were all top
5's so I had nothing to complain about. At the end
of the season I went to a few motocross races just
to hang out with friends but ended up realizing how
much I missed it. I raced one race and led both
motos, but ended up stalling my bike in one
and crashing in the other. The day after that my
parents told me they had received and email from
Shannon Niday, one of the most renowned motocross
coaches in the the country. They had a four month
training program going on and I immediately said I
wanted to do it. Three days later I enrolled into
online school, packed up my bags and bikes and
moved to Texas. For the next four months I worked
out every morning with my physical trainer Sheila,
who kicked my butt. In the afternoons I rode with
Shannon. My hands were always blistered but I knew
I was improving. When I left Texas in December I
tripled my speed!

This year Im mainly racing Minnesota
motocross, but I will be doing some cross country.
I want to thank my parents for letting me follow my
dreams. It sounds cheesy but I am so grateful for
them. The Niday family for taking me in and making
me work my hardest.